Drying-rail and foot-rest for heat-radiators.



PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905.

- M. A. SIMS. DRYING RAIL AND FOOT BEST FOR HEAT RADIATORS.

APPLICATION I'ILBD MAYIG, 1905.

MAM n l l E M ya/ W3 M 64 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

Application filed May 16,1905- Serial No- 260,638.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY ALBERTI SIMs, a

' citizen of the United States of America, residing in the borough of Manhattan,

county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drying Rails and Foot-Rests for Heat-Radiators, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in attachments for radiators.

The object of my invention is to provide readily placed in position relatively to the radiator to permit of their being dried or warmed by the heat from the radiator without being brought into actual contact therewith. In addition provision is made for a shelf-support upon which articles can be placed or, if desired, will serve as a foot-rest, by means of which the feet can be readily warmed or dried without liability. of burning.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which can be made at a low cost, which is simple in operation and attractive in appearance, and which can be readily placed in position.

To these and other ends, the nature of which will be readily perceived, my invention consists in the improved construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view, partly in perspective, of a common form of radiator to which my improvements have been applied. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same, taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken through two adjacent flues of the radiator and showing the manner in which the attachment is secured in position. Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the clamp members.

Similar reference characters indicate similar parts in all of the figures of the drawings, in which 1 represents, conventionally, a common type of radiator composed of spaced flue-sections 2. As will be obvious, any preferred form of radiator may be employed, as long as there are provided spaces through which the clamp bolt or rod, hereinafter described, may be passed.

The support or supports are secured to the radiator by means of a clamp formed of the members 3 and 6, secured together by means of the bolt or threaded rod 7, as best shown in Fig. 3. The members 3 and 6 have opposing surfaces formed in wings 3 and 6 of the respective members, which are adapted to be clamped against the edge faces of two adj acent flues, being clamped in position by means of the thumb-screw 8. The member 3 of the clamp is formed substantially as shown in Fig. 4, having an enlarged extension 4, through which extends in a direction axially or laterally of the clamp member an opening 7 for the passage of the bolt 7, and which is also provided with an opening 5 extending at right angles to the opening 7 or in a direction longitudinally of the clamp member. The clamp member 3 is further provided with a pin or trunnion 15, located in an offset portion of the end 16 of the member. The trunnions 15 are adapted to receiveand form a bearing for a support consisting of a rod 15"-, having its ends bent at an angle thereto, as at 14, the extreme ends of the rods being formed into eyes, which are adapted to be sprung into position on the trunnions 15, it being understood, of course, that two sets of clamps are employed spaced relatively to each other at such distance as to permit the eyes ofthe support to fit over the trunnions when placed in position thereon, the trunnions being located on the outer ends of the two clamp members 3. The eyes are so arranged that when the ends 14 of the support extend outwardly from the radiator they will rest on the upper surface of the end 1 6 of the clamp member 3, thereby preventing a downward movement of the support beyond that of a horizontal position. hen not in use, the support may be moved upwardly on its pivot to bring it in close position to the face of the radiator.

The shelf-support 11 (so termed to distinguish from the support 15 is attached to the clamping members in the following manher: 5 designates a rod which is adapted to be passed through the openings 5 in the clamp member 3 and may be of any suitable length, it being simply passed through the said open ings in the several clamp members and preferably unsecured against movement therein. Mounted on the rod 5 are the U shaped frames 9 and 10, each having its ends formed with eyes adapted to be passed over the rod 5, the frame 9 being of a greater length than the frame 10, the latter being placed in position between the eyes of the frame 9, as best shown in Fig. 1. To the front of the frame 9 is pivotally secured by suitable means, such as the perforated ears 12, a shelf 11 of suitable length and Width, which may be provided with an extension 17, if desired. If preferred, the frame 10 may consist simply of two depending rods having a laterally-extending portion on which is mounted a support, such as a roller 13, as shown in Fig. 2. From this it will be readily understood that the shelf 11 if the frame 9 be moved on its pivot to the position shown in Fig. 2 will drop downwardly and rest on the frame 10 upon the supports 13,'the extension 17 abutting against the face of the radiatorsections and that if the rear portion of the shelf be raised the shelf can be readily folded up against the radiator, or if it be desired the entire shelf-support can be removed from the radiator by a removal of the rod 5. This con struction in addition permits of the placing of the shelf-support at any suitable point relatively to the clamp members by simply positioning the eyes of the frames at the desired point on the rod 5, thereby permitting of the use of both forms ofthe support at the same time,if desired,\vi th o'ut liability of the depending articles carried by the support interfering with the use of the shelf 11. To enable such positioning, I prefer to place the eyes of one end of the frames in position between the two clamps, the other end being on the outer side of the clamp.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new is- I 1. An attachment for radiators com rising a plurality of clamp members adapte to be clamped to the radiator-sections, and a support carried'thereby, said support being pivotally connected to the clamp members and adapted to be sprung into position thereon, said support being limited in its movement in one direction by said clamping members.

2. An attachment for radiators comprising a plurality of clamps adapted to be clamped to the radiator-sections, each of said clamps having a trunnion on its outer end, and a support pivotally mounted on said trunnions and having its movement in one direction limited by the clamps.

3. An attachment for radiators comprising a plurality of clamps adapted to be clamped to the radiator-sections, a rod removably mounted in said clamps, and a swinging shelfsupport removably and adjustably carried by said rod, said support being foldable toward and from the face of the radiator-sections. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

MARY ALBERTI SIMS. In presence of ALPHnUs H. FARoM, JENNIE L. SIMs. 

